PECULIARITIES OF MORTALITY IN 2020 OF THE ALTAI TERRITORY RESIDENTS WHO SUFFERED FROM RADIATION EXPOSURE

Abstract

In the Altai Territory, the Altai Medical Dosimetric Register is functioning, containing information on the health status of the inhabitants of the Territory exposed to radiation. The most numerous contingents are persons exposed to radiation as a result of nuclear tests at the Semipalatinsk testing area. The aim of the study is to obtain up-to-actual data on the health status of persons listed in the register. This research analyzed mortality rates for 2019 and 2020. Preliminary data for 2020 showed significant reductions in overall mortality and mortality from specific causes for the majority of the largest populations in the register.